Principal Autonomy Engineer — Robotics & AI

Kraken Technology Group Limited; Fareham; On-site; GBP 110,000 - 145,000; Full time

Benefits offered by this job

25 days holiday

Holiday buy/sell

Flexi working core hours 10:00 to 15:0

Private Medical Insurance

Pension scheme 5% employer

Life assurance 3x salary

Group Income Protection 3x salary

Health Care Cash Plan

Cycle to Work Scheme

Electric Car Scheme

Employee Assistance Program

Professional membership reimbursement

Job summary

Kraken Works Limited is seeking a Principal Software Engineer – Autonomy to lead the development of advanced autonomous capabilities across our fleet of Kraken autonomous vehicles. This senior hands-on role spans R&D, prototyping, and production deployments, with emphasis on reliability and safety.

You will design high‑level autonomy software using C++ and Python, work with ROS2, DDS, and embedded Linux, and mentor engineers across perception, navigation and hardware teams.

Qualifications

• Extensive experience with autonomous systems and software architecture.
• Proven track record in R&D to production deployment.
• Strong background in ROS2, perception, navigation, and control systems.

Responsibilities

• Lead design and development of high-level autonomous behaviours for unmanned vehicles.
• Develop robust algorithms for obstacle avoidance, path planning and mission autonomy.
• Collaborate with perception, navigation and hardware teams to integrate autonomy solutions.
• Provide technical leadership, mentoring, and guidance to engineers.
• Conduct rigorous testing and validation in simulated and real-world environments.

Skills

C++

Python

ROS2

DDS

Linux

Real-time systems

Algorithm development

Software architecture

Mentoring

Tools

Docker

Kubernetes

Gazebo

CARLA

Unreal Engine

MAVLink

PX4

Job description

Kraken Works Limited is seeking a Principal Software Engineer – Autonomy to lead the development of advanced autonomous capabilities across our fleet of Kraken autonomous vehicles. This senior hands-on role spans R&D, prototyping, and production deployments, with emphasis on reliability and safety.

You will design high‑level autonomy software using C++ and Python, work with ROS2, DDS, and embedded Linux, and mentor engineers across perception, navigation and hardware teams.